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"Particularly gratifying is that The Dominators, previously missing
just
a few scattered scenes, is now complete. The War Machines, which was
previously thought to have similarly benefitted, is
actually still missing a few segments. Known recovered material comes
from: The Smugglers: 1, 2, 3 (including the scene
where Cherub murders the Churchwarden); The War Machines: 3; The
Highlanders: 1 (including a hanging scene); The
Underwater Menace: 1, 2, 3; The Macra Terror: 2, 3 (including Polly
being
attacked by the Macra); Fury From The
Deep: 2, 4, 5 (including Mr Quill and Mr Oak's attack on Mrs Harris);
The
Wheel In Space: 4; The Dominators: 4, 5;
and black-and-white material from the Pertwee era, including The
Ambassadors Of Death: 1 (none of which is new
material, however) but reportedly extending at least up to The Mutants.
(Note that, contrary to previous reports, no color
Pertwee material has been found.)"
War of the Daleks by JOHN PEEL from BBC Books available August 1997.
Follow up will be Legacy O.T.D, release t.b.a
Other interesting notes on BBC Books/Virgin's last days (from the same
source):
MARCH
NA: Lungbarrow by Marc Platt (ISBN: 0 426 20502 2)
MA: The Dark Path by David A McIntee (Second Doctor, Jamie, Victoria;
ISBN: 0 426 20503 0)
APRIL
NA: The Dying Days by Lance Parkin (ISBN: 0 426 20504 9), So Vile A Sin
by Ben Aaronovitch and Kate Orman
MA: The Well-Mannered War by Gareth Roberts (Fourth Doctor, Romana II,
K-9 Mark II; ISBN: 0 426 20506 5)
MAY
Oh No It Isn't! by Paul Cornell (Benny Adventure; ISBN: 0 426 20507 3)
Decalog 4 edited by Andy Lane and Justin Richards (ISBN: 0 426 20505 7)
JUNE
The Eight Doctors by Terrance Dicks (Eighth Doctor)
Devil Goblins From Neptune by Keith Topping and Martin Day (Third
Doctor,
Liz Shaw, UNIT)
Dragons' Wrath by Justin Richards (Benny Adventure)
A Book Of Monsters by David J Howe (non-fiction)
JULY
Vampire Science by Jonathan Blum and Kate Orman (Eighth Doctor)
Murder Games by Steve Lyons (Second Doctor, Ben, Polly)
Beyond The Sun by Matthew Jones (Benny Adventure)
AUGUST
War Of The Daleks by John Peel (Eighth Doctor)
The Ultimate Treasure by Christopher Bulis (Fifth Doctor, Peri)
Ship Of Fools by Dave Stone (Benny Adventure)
SEPTEMBER
Genocide by Paul Leonard (Eighth Doctor)
Down by Lawrence Miles (Benny Adventure)
OCTOBER
The Bodysnatchers by Mark Morris (Eighth Doctor)
Deadfall by Gary Russell (Benny Adventure)
A Book Of Lists by Justin Richards and Andrew Martin (non-fiction)
NOVEMBER
The Second Doctor Handbook by David J Howe and Stephen James Walker
(non-fiction)
UPDATED! What's coming up in the books?
Liz Shaw, Benny and Jason appear in Eternity Weeps, which will be
the first NA not published under the Doctor
Who Books imprint; this does not apply to the other January books
The Seventh Doctor makes his first appearance in the MAs in Cold
Fusion alongside the Fifth Doctor, in Virgin's first
traditional multi-Doctor story
Chris leaves the Doctor in Lungbarrow
The Dark Path explores the background of the Master, and how he
came
to be the Doctor's greatest enemy
Appearing alongside the Eighth Doctor in The Dying Days are
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Bernice
Summerfield; it is set on May 31st, 1997 and features the Ice
Warriors ("updated" like the Master in the TV movie)
Kate Orman will be completing Ben Aaronovitch's So Vile A Sin,
which
was originally scheduled for November but
had to be postponed when a hard drive crash resulted in the loss
of
most of the material. The novel sees the departure
of Roz and the conclusion of the Psi-Power arc which began in
Warchild
The May NA, Oh No It Isn't! (which has also gone by the title
Behind
You!), will feature Bernice rather than the
Doctor, and will segue into an ongoing series of Benny Adventures
Decalog 4's short stories will all concern the family and
ancestors
of Roz Forrester
All eight Doctors appear in The Eight Doctors, which will also
introduce the Eighth Doctor's new companion,
Samantha (aka Sam); the Master's presence will also be felt
Also appearing in June will be a book of short stories from BBC
Books
Vampire Science was to have featured Dr Grace Holloway until the
BBC
nixed the idea at a late stage
John Peel claims that War Of The Daleks will "do a number" on
Remebrance Of The Daleks and reveal Skaro
was not destroyed after all; Peel is also writing Legacy Of The
Daleks, which stars either the Third or Eighth Doctor
and features the Delgado Master
Jo Grant returns in Genocide, as does Professor Litefoot in The
Bodysnatchers
Subsequent BBC novels featuring previous Doctors include Illegal
Alien, a Seventh Doctor/Ace book by Mike
Tucker and Robert Perry; and The Chains Of Commands by Gary
Russell,
a Sixth Doctor story which will form the
introductory Mel adventure (it will not feature the Master, but
nor
will it contradict Mel's origins as recounted in
Millennial Rites).
Decalog 5 will appear in either September or October and will
concern the Ten Wonders of the Universe. It will be
edited by Paul Leonard and Jim Mortimore.
Martin Day and Keith Topping have submitted a second proposal to
BBC
Books, entitled The Hollow Men,
featuring the Eighth Doctor. The BBC were also so pleased with the
Waro (from Devil Goblins From Neptune) that
they've asked the pair to bring them back in a future novel.
Gary Russell's Benny Adventure, Deadfall, sees the reintroduction
of
Chris Cwej and one other character who has
previously appeared in the NAs.
Subsequent Benny Adventures will be by Simon Bucher-Jones and
Terrance Dicks.
mikef
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